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Blue Flowers salesman Nick Davenport said his customers are "100 percent" stunned to see the intoxicating hemp products he sells.

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  • National

In red states where marijuana is illegal other hemp products flourish

A loophole in the farm bill allows for the sale of hemp products that include a form of THC. North Carolina is one state where stores selling intoxicating hemp products have popped up.

August 30, 2023
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  • Steve Harrison
A snowy egret stands within the salt marsh at Station Creek Landing in St Helena, S.C., on July 10, 2023.

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  • Environment

The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands

The amended EPA rule is to comply with a Supreme Court ruling this year that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act and the agency's power to regulate waterways and wetlands.

August 29, 2023
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  • James Doubek
This picture taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows the second supermoon of 2023, also known as the sturgeon moon, rising behind the Cuatro Torres business area in Madrid.

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  • Space

It's big! It's bright! It's a rare blue supermoon! Here's how to check it out

The Earth's lunar sidekick will appear extra big and bright as it reaches its fullest stage on Wednesday. It's not just the biggest supermoon this year, it's also a rare blue supermoon.

August 29, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Facebook's parent company, Meta, says operations linked to China and Russia used fake accounts across social media sites to spread messages

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  • Technology

Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down

Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests

August 29, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
Flowers left on the grave of Yevgeny Prigozhin who died in a plane crash are seen during the funeral ceremony at a cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday.

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  • World

Prigozhin is buried in St. Petersburg as Russians mourn the Wagner mercenary chief

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week. Many Russians are mourning — and speculating about the crash.

August 29, 2023
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  • Charles Maynes
Paul Whelan is seen in new video released by the Russian state-controlled outlet Russia Today.

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  • World

Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia, appears in a new video

The video was released by the state-controlled outlet Russia Today. Whelan is shown in a prison uniform standing among other prisoners, operating a sewing machine and eating with others.

August 29, 2023
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  • James Doubek
Before (left to right) Justin Vernon, Joe Westerlund, Phil Cook and Brad Cook started Bon Iver and Megafaun, they made music together as DeYarmond Edison.

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  • Music Reviews

Bon Iver wasn't born in a vacuum — it took an 'Epoch' to form

DeYarmond Edison's Epoch revels in the early alchemic triumphs of Bon Iver and Megafaun members. But the box set also reminds us that no moment of creative inspiration takes place spontaneously.

August 29, 2023
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  • Stephen Thompson
Relatives and soldiers mourn the death of fighter pilot Andrii "Juice" Pilshchykov, 30, during his funeral on Tuesday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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  • World

As war losses mount, Ukraine honors a veteran jet fighter pilot who died in collision

Andrii Pilshchykov, known as "Juice," died in a training flight Friday. He was a veteran of early combat missions during Russia's invasion and later advocated for Western countries to donate F-16s.

August 29, 2023
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  • Brian Mann
The extreme wildfire that hit Lahaina burned all the way to the coast. As the cleanup continues, rainstorms could wash toxic runoff into the ocean.

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  • Climate

Another struggle after the Maui fires: keeping toxic runoff out of the ocean

There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.

August 29, 2023
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  • Lauren Sommer
Republican presidential candidate Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28.

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  • Elections

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez suspends his campaign for president

The Republican leader in South Florida alluded to his inability to appear in the first GOP debate as part of the catalyst for his decision to leave the race.

August 29, 2023
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  • Washington Desk
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana speaks at a House Republican Conference news conference in Washington on May 23.

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  • Politics

Steve Scalise says he has been diagnosed with a 'very treatable blood cancer'

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said he's begun treatment for multiple myeloma. He said he expects to return to Washington to continue work while he undergoes treatment.

August 29, 2023
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  • Washington Desk
Adam Henderson, owner of Harbour Master Suites, prepares his business Tuesday in Cedar Key, Fla., ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia.

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  • Weather

Florida rushes to make its final preparations before Hurricane Idalia makes landfall

Forecasters say Idalia will be at least a Category 3 hurricane by the time of its expected landfall on Wednesday. Officials are urging residents to get ready, and have ordered thousands to evacuate.

August 29, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020.

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  • National Security

Tuberville's hold on military promotions may put 650 officers in limbo by year's end

Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy, and that total could swell to 650, the Pentagon says.

August 29, 2023
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  • Tom Bowman
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy took center stage at the Republican primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Vivek Ramaswamy picked up steam at the GOP debate. How far could he go?

Ramaswamy has pitched himself as a younger, more extreme version of the former president. While he's gained in the polls, a GOP strategist warns "he'll never surpass Trump by trying to mimic Trump."

August 29, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

Anonymous protesters immobilize driverless cars using traffic cones

Self-driving cars are everywhere in San Francisco. An anonymous group is surreptitiously placing orange traffic cones on the driverless cars, confusing their sensors and rendering them inoperable.

August 29, 2023
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  • Dara Kerr
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